Unit Planner

Skill: unit-planner

Goal

• Turn a pipeline (pipelines/*.pipeline.md) into a concrete UNITS.csv contract for a specific workspace.

Inputs

• PIPELINE.lock.md (preferred) or a chosen pipelines/*.pipeline.md
• templates/UNITS.*.csv referenced by the pipeline front matter
• Existing workspace artifacts (to adjust scope if needed)

Outputs

• UNITS.csv (in the workspace root)
• Optional: STATUS.md updated with next runnable units

Procedure (MUST FOLLOW)

Uses: templates/UNITS.*.csv.

• Read PIPELINE.lock.md (or ask to create it via pipeline-router).
• Copy the pipeline’s units_template into the workspace as UNITS.csv if missing.
• If UNITS.csv exists, only edit it to reflect:
• new scope (add rows)
• corrected dependencies
• clarified acceptance criteria
• Ensure every unit has: unit_id, skill, outputs, acceptance, checkpoint, status, owner.
• Keep checkpoints consistent with CHECKPOINTS.md; add missing checkpoints if the pipeline uses custom checkpoints.

Acceptance criteria (MUST CHECK)

• [ ] UNITS.csv parses as CSV and includes all required columns.
• [ ] Every depends_on references an existing U###.

Side effects

• Allowed: edit UNITS.csv, STATUS.md, CHECKPOINTS.md (for adding custom checkpoints).
• Not allowed: change pipeline files in pipelines/ unless requested.

Troubleshooting

Issue: PIPELINE.lock.md is missing

Fix:

• Run pipeline-router (Mode A) or uv run python scripts/pipeline.py kickoff|init to create PIPELINE.lock.md before generating units.

Issue: UNITS.csv becomes invalid CSV after edits

Fix:

• Keep semicolon-delimited inputs/outputs and avoid unescaped commas inside fields; validate with uv run python scripts/validate_repo.py.